Jared Langley, present-day Duke of Reston, tumbles into an abandoned fountain on his ducal estate and travels back in time to the year 1816. There, Reston servants and local villagers think him a dead ringer for his namesake and rakehell ancestor—the seventh Duke of Reston, gone missing at the Battle of Waterloo. Unfortunately, Seven got mixed up with French spies out to assassinate the Duke of Wellington, and an unwary Jared ends up in their crosshairs.
Lady Ariana Hart has loved Jared Langley, the seventh Duke of Reston, since she was twelve years old, until the night the rogue broke her heart. Given up for dead, her rakish neighbor makes a miraculous return from Waterloo—only Jared shows up a changed man and reignites all the feelings Ariana had long ago buried.
Jared is in a race against time. He must waylay the suspicions of his quirky servants and neighbors, get to Wellington before the French spies do, fix his fountain—before Seven shows up—so Jared has a way home, and definitely not fall in love with the irresistible Lady Ariana.
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Review
"5 Stars... Duke du Jour is just delightful reading, period! Filled with humor, some heartbreak, a lot of misunderstandings...this twisted tale of time will captivate readers from start to finish! Witness the nineteenth century come to life...this is one time travel read that no one could resist! ..." --Tome TenderBook Blog
**"5 Stars... Overall, I just flat out loved this book. Everything about it...the romance, humor, intrigue...I will definitely re-read this book again. Yes, it's that good. ..." --Harlie's Books * *"5+ Stars... Duke du Jour is Outlander meets Downton Abbey in lush Regency England...I was sad when it ended, and I wanted more!...you've got to read this book. I highly recommend it ..."
--N. N. Light's Book Heaven * *"5 Stars... I was charmed out of my boots!... so fast-paced, I wished it were longer ..." --Book Talk with Eileen * *"... magical characters that are full of warmth...you won't want to put this story down until you turn that last page and then you simply may want more ..." --Romancing the Book/Robin * *"4 Stars... I loved this book. I was hooked from the opening chapter and the author keeps you guessing...I have not read this author before, but she definitely got a new fan ..." --Wonderfully Weird Book Reviews* * "5 Stars... This book has it all, action, romance, time travel, good guys, highwaymen, you name it, it's in there. I thoroughly enjoyed this story. I was sucked in right from the beginning and didn't want to stop ..." --Dreams and Screams Bookaholics * *"4 Stars... McCarty enthralls us with this intriguing story line... Definitely worth the read ..." --Long and Short Reviews * *"5 Stars... I had a great time reading this book - it's funny, touching, and full of action and romance. If you like time travel and historical romances, don't hesitate, you'll love this! ..." --Let Me Tell You a Story * *"5 Stars... OMG, this book has just about everything a true lover of reading would want ..." --LaGina Book Reviews * *"5 Stars... Fans of time travel and romance will definitely enjoy this book. I'm looking forward to the next book in the series. ..." --Two Ends of the Pen
"5 Stars... Marvelous characters that will have you laughing and crying with them...danger, romance and intrigue, all add up to a book that you will love from the first to last page. Great fun, I can't wait for the next book in the series ..." --Petula Reads Romance
"4.5 Stars... This was a fun story...very clever...lots of fun characters ..." --Author Liza O'Connor * *"... I had a huge smile on my face pretty much throughout the book and I was really sad when I finished! ..." --Am Kinda Busy Reading * *"... entertaining Regency time slip romance...the pages turn swiftly toward a sweet resolution...It's a fun read ..." --Historical Novel Society
From the Author
Duke du Jour is the first book in my new series: Lords in Time. These time-travel Regency historical novels--about an eerie, abandoned fountain portal between past and present--will read as standalone stories, but will have returning characters. Book 2, Earl Away, is coming soon!
Description:
Jared Langley, present-day Duke of Reston, tumbles into an abandoned fountain on his ducal estate and travels back in time to the year 1816. There, Reston servants and local villagers think him a dead ringer for his namesake and rakehell ancestor—the seventh Duke of Reston, gone missing at the Battle of Waterloo. Unfortunately, Seven got mixed up with French spies out to assassinate the Duke of Wellington, and an unwary Jared ends up in their crosshairs.
Lady Ariana Hart has loved Jared Langley, the seventh Duke of Reston, since she was twelve years old, until the night the rogue broke her heart. Given up for dead, her rakish neighbor makes a miraculous return from Waterloo—only Jared shows up a changed man and reignites all the feelings Ariana had long ago buried.
Jared is in a race against time. He must waylay the suspicions of his quirky servants and neighbors, get to Wellington before the French spies do, fix his fountain—before Seven shows up—so Jared has a way home, and definitely not fall in love with the irresistible Lady Ariana. **
Review
"5 Stars... Duke du Jour is just delightful reading, period! Filled with humor, some heartbreak, a lot of misunderstandings...this twisted tale of time will captivate readers from start to finish! Witness the nineteenth century come to life...this is one time travel read that no one could resist! ..."
--Tome Tender Book Blog
**"5 Stars... Overall, I just flat out loved this book. Everything about it...the romance, humor, intrigue...I will definitely re-read this book again. Yes, it's that good. ..."
--Harlie's Books
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*"5+ Stars... Duke du Jour is Outlander meets Downton Abbey in lush Regency England...I was sad when it ended, and I wanted more!...you've got to read this book. I highly recommend it ..."
--N. N. Light's Book Heaven
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*"5 Stars... I was charmed out of my boots!... so fast-paced, I wished it were longer ..."
--Book Talk with Eileen
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*"... magical characters that are full of warmth...you won't want to put this story down until you turn that last page and then you simply may want more ..."
--Romancing the Book/Robin
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*"4 Stars... I loved this book. I was hooked from the opening chapter and the author keeps you guessing...I have not read this author before, but she definitely got a new fan ..."
--Wonderfully Weird Book Reviews *
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"5 Stars... This book has it all, action, romance, time travel, good guys, highwaymen, you name it, it's in there. I thoroughly enjoyed this story. I was sucked in right from the beginning and didn't want to stop ..."
--Dreams and Screams Bookaholics
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*"4 Stars... McCarty enthralls us with this intriguing story line... Definitely worth the read ..."
--Long and Short Reviews
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*"5 Stars... I had a great time reading this book - it's funny, touching, and full of action and romance. If you like time travel and historical romances, don't hesitate, you'll love this! ..."
--Let Me Tell You a Story
*
*"5 Stars... OMG, this book has just about everything a true lover of reading would want ..."
--LaGina Book Reviews
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*"5 Stars... Fans of time travel and romance will definitely enjoy this book. I'm looking forward to the next book in the series. ..."
--Two Ends of the Pen
"5 Stars... Marvelous characters that will have you laughing and crying with them...danger, romance and intrigue, all add up to a book that you will love from the first to last page. Great fun, I can't wait for the next book in the series ..."
--Petula Reads Romance
"4.5 Stars... This was a fun story...very clever...lots of fun characters ..."
--Author Liza O'Connor
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*"... I had a huge smile on my face pretty much throughout the book and I was really sad when I finished! ..."
-- Am Kinda Busy Reading
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*"... entertaining Regency time slip romance...the pages turn swiftly toward a sweet resolution...It's a fun read ..."
--Historical Novel Society
From the Author
Duke du Jour is the first book in my new series: Lords in Time. These time-travel Regency historical novels--about an eerie, abandoned fountain portal between past and present--will read as standalone stories, but will have returning characters. Book 2, Earl Away, is coming soon!